Buddha Purnima 2019: Date, Full Moon Timings, History, WhatsApp Wishes, Facebook Images, HD Wallpapers

May 18 is being celebrated as Buddha Purnima aka Buddha's birthday in India including East Asia. The day is designated to commemorate the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama who later became Gautama Buddha and founder of religion Buddhism. Buddha Purnima is celebrated in South and Southeast Asia as Vesak, which acknowledges the enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha. Mahatma Buddha was born 563/480 BCE in Lumbini in modern-day Nepal. He was raised in the Shakya capital of Kapilvastu which is now Tilaurkot in Nepal. He attained enlightenment at the age of 35 under a Bodhi tree in Bodhgaya which is now in India. He delivered his first sermon at Sarnath, India. He passed away at the age of 80 in Kushinagar, India. 

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